It hurt us from that point of view. We had our practice all ready to go as we always do, but specifically for Pittsburgh.

We were short-handed tonight. Our players had to play positions that they just don't practice, and it hurt us. Felice is our only senior and obviously it's going to hurt us when she is not with us. However, we started three freshmen, and for them to get this much experience is invaluable.

Yes, it's going to hurt. But if it saves us money in the long run, and if we get better vehicles out of it, we'll take a step back, but maybe take three steps forward.

Colin was hurt last week and all he did was chip and putt during practice and that paid off for him this week. Brad was in the running for a top-10 finish late in the round, but had two bad holes, but has now finished in the top-20 for the second week.

If we're going to win this series anyway, with or without Jagr, we have to have all hands on deck. If we give ourselves a chance 5-on-5, we'll get exactly what we're looking for. If we don't, it's short.

I learned a highly valuable lesson in Vancouver about European players. You have to give your stars . . . the latitude to do extraordinary things.